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3-60 FileMaker Pro User’s Guide
On a field by field basis, each layout can have a different set of formats.
For example, suppose you format number fields to display a currency
symbol, thousands separators, and two decimal places. If the currency
symbol is a dollar sign ($), the thousands separator is a comma (,), and
the decimal separator is a period (.), the value 5000 displays as
$5,000.00. However, only the value 5000 is stored in the file.
Setting default display formats
Set default display formats for newly created fields. Default formats set
in FileMaker Pro override formats set in the Numbers and Date & Time
control panels and affect only FileMaker Pro files. Default formats
apply to newly defined fields added to the current and new layouts.
1. With no fields selected in Layout mode, choose Text, Number, Date,
Time, or Graphic from the Format menu.
2. In the Default Format dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
You can also set a default display format if you have just added a new
field to a layout.
1. Drag a new field to a layout. Before deselecting that field, choose
Text, Number, Date, Time, or Graphic from the Format menu.
2. In the Format dialog box, select options, and then click OK.
See the following sections for information on data formatting options
for each field type.
You can also set display formats for individually selected fields, which
replace the current default settings. See the following sections.
Formatting text attributes in individual fields
You can format the text attributes (such as the font, size, and style) for
data in all field types that contain characters. All the characters in one
field (including all repetitions of repeating fields) share the text
attributes. You can also format text objects in the layout.
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E formatting fields
Choose FileMaker Help Index from the or Help menu, and then type:
E formatting fields